Li Jue was heartbroken, but Li Shimin was even more heartbroken to see Li Jue limping out of the palace, and he cried like a baby.
"Li Jing!"
"I only treated my grandson this way because I listened to you. You've harmed my grandson, sob sob sob..."
Li Jing was also very reluctant to part with him, especially after seeing Li Jue climb out of the palace so bravely; his heart ached as if it were being torn apart.
But he knew this was the only way. If Li Jue wanted to grow up, gain experience, and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, he had to take this step!
However, Li Jing felt wronged when Li Shimin shifted all the blame onto him.
What made him even more aggrieved was that he had to keep his grievances to himself!
After all, he couldn't let His Majesty bear the blame, could he?
"Your humble servant is guilty..."
"Your humble servant requests to be exiled to Zhaoling to guard the mausoleum for Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin's expression softened upon hearing this, but tears still streamed down his face uncontrollably.
"You wish!"
"You'll just have to stay in the capital and suffer with me, sob sob sob..."
"I……"
Li Jing was taken aback upon hearing this, but his astonishment quickly turned into realization, and finally into relief.
His Majesty would certainly not be willing to let him go, or even dare to!
After all, Li Jue had soldiers, money, and damn it, grain!
With my own status as the military genius of the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't it be enough to take back Chang'an in just one or two years?
When Li Jing understood this, his gaze towards Li Shimin softened considerably. He thought to himself that being an emperor was rather meaningless; it was one thing for him to be wary of him, but to be so wary of even his own grandson…
Li Shimin did indeed have some reservations about Li Jing, but he really had no reservations about Li Jue.
There's no way around it; this is a common problem among the elderly. They get angrier and angrier when they look at their sons, but they grow happier and happier when they look at their grandsons.
Li Shimin loved his eldest grandson to the core. Even if Li Jue were to stage another Xuanwu Gate Incident, he would happily retire to the inner palace.
Li Shimin sat on the steps and cried for a long time until he calmed down, at which point he put on a nice face.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Duke Wei..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing bowed respectfully.
"Your Majesty is too kind. If I had such an outstanding grandson, I guarantee I would weep even more bitterly than Your Majesty..."
Li Jing's words not only successfully dispelled Li Shimin's resentment, but also successfully made Li Shimin laugh.
"What Duke Wei said is true. My greatest pride in this life is having such an outstanding grandson!"
"You saw how he looked when he just walked out of the palace, didn't you?"
"Determined, resilient, and persevering—he's got the makings of someone who's destined for great things!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing quickly echoed his sentiments.
"Of course I saw it!"
"It's truly unbelievable that the grandson of the emperor possesses such unwavering perseverance at such a young age!"
"The Hundred Cavalry Division gave him a full eighty strokes of the cane!"
"Such a brutal beating, let alone a twelve-year-old child, even a man of unyielding integrity like Yuchi Jingde might not have resulted in such a swift and decisive death!"
Although Li Jing's praise was somewhat exaggerated, Li Shimin liked that tone.
"Yes, yes!"
"Don't let Yuchi Jingde's tall and strong appearance fool you, he's actually terrified of pain!"
"During the Battle of Hulao Pass, he took an arrow for me. When the army doctor treated his wound, he cried like he was being slaughtered for the New Year, hahaha!"
Hiding in the corner, Yuchi Jingde couldn't help but roll his eyes as he listened to the two of them making fun of him.
Your Majesty is so unreasonable! How could you compare me to the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife?
He didn't even look at where I was injured. I was wounded in the buttocks. The arrowhead hadn't even gone in an inch. The medic was cutting my flesh with a small knife. How could it not hurt?
However, His Majesty has just parted ways with his beloved grandson, so let's not hold it against him...
But what terrible idea did Li Jing come up with? Did he really think that driving the eldest grandson out of the capital would make them safe?
Let's talk to that silly boy Yuchi Fan and ask him to strengthen the defenses of the eldest grandson!
Upon realizing this, Yuchi Jingde quietly left the main hall and went to the door to speak with Yuchi Fan.
“Yuchi Fan, I suspect that someone might take advantage of His Majesty’s estrangement from the eldest grandson to harm him.”
"What do you think? Should we secretly send in more people?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Fan curled his lip in disdain.
"Uncle, do you even need to remind me of this? I already gave the order!"
"But don't laugh at me, Uncle, the people from our Hundred Cavalry Division are really not as reliable as the people from Sanglin Garrison!"
"As long as the eldest grandson returns to Sanglin Garrison and is with his men, even the elite Hundred Cavalry, no matter how many, cannot harm him!"
"oh?"
"The Sanglin Garrison Commandery is this strong now?"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Fan nodded solemnly.
"certainly!"
"The Sanglin Garrison Commander was trained by Uncle and Duke Wei together. Even if they were a bunch of good-natured men, each skilled in martial arts, with the two of you generals, you could still train them into an elite force!"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde immediately grinned happily.
"Well done, you've learned to flatter, not bad at all. You'll definitely achieve more than your old man in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Fan chuckled and continued.
"Furthermore, these little brats have already shed blood in Liaodong and won several battles with an easy advantage, so they've become even more ferocious!"
"If it really comes down to a fight to the death, I estimate that even His Majesty's Xuanjia Army wouldn't be a match for them!"
Upon hearing Yuchi Fan's words, Yuchi Jingde immediately shook his head in opposition.
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